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  • President of the Confederacy
  • Captured by Union Troops and Imprisoned at Fort Monroe after the Civil War
  • Indicated for Treason but NEVER tried
  • Held in high esteem by many Southerners







  • Born on June 3,1808, in Christian (now Todd)County,Kentukey,
  • Educated at Transylvania University,Lexington,Kentuky
  • Fought in the Mexican War at Monterry and Buena Vista
  • Wounded at Buena Vista